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Full Circle is a new studio based in Vancouver, with team members around the globe, embracing a remote-working, geo-diverse team and culture. We are all about having fun, taking chances and making great games that people want to play with their friends. Working on the next evolution of Skate, we are set to deliver an experience that will embrace and build upon everything that makes this franchise so special.

World Systems Game Design Lead - SKATE

This position is open to qualified individuals anywhere in the Americas where EA operates as an employer.

We are looking for an experienced World Systems Design Lead to join the Skate team. This is an opportunity to join us in the early stages of development on a new entry in the Skate franchise. In this cross-functional role you will partner with the Art, Design and Tech teams to bring a living immersive city to life. Design and implement systems that merge living world and core gameplay experiences using the Frostbite engine to take ideas from paper to production. You will report to our Creative Director.

Responsibilities

You will help identify and determine the requirements for the living world gameplay systems.
Design, implementation and tuning of all World & AI systems
Work with our AI programming leads to establish and realize the AI features roadmap.
You'll develop prototypes and iterate to ensure designs are hitting quality before full production.
Document designs to share with the team and proactively communicate progress.
Be a conduit between the World building and gameplay design teams

Requirements

3+ years of experience working as a Systems lead on AAA multiplayer titles
Knowledge and history of implementing AI/world systems in proprietary Game Engines
A positive, collaborative, team-centric mentality
Experience working within large, cross-disciplinary teams
A willingness to iterate and adapt designs

About EA

At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers. We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free video games and so much more! Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.